Contemporary India

You will be offered a free choice of topic for your 10,000-word dissertation and will receive expert supervision from the core staff. You will be assessed through a combination of coursework and end-of-year written examinations.

• Political Economy
• Indian Politics since 1947
• Environment
• Culture and Society
• International Relations
• Human Development
• Research Methods (qualitative and quantitative)
• Hindi Language*

Modules include:

Each module will involve weekly lectures combined with seminars or classes. The modules run in Michaelmas and Hilary terms. Trinity term is dedicated to the preparation of coursework and exams.

A range of India-related seminars take place at the University in term-time. The Contemporary South Asia Seminar held at the Department of International Development is a compulsory part of the course. Another seminar series which may be of special interest to you is the seminar in South Asian history held at St Antony's College.